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Texas A&M University Aggieland water tower. The traditions of Texas A&M University are a key aspect of the culture of Texas A&M University. Some of the school traditions date to the 1890s, shortly after the opening of the school, while others have been introduced more recently. These traditions encourage current students and alumni (Aggies) to ...
Pages in category "Texas A&M University traditions" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
The Aggie Bonfire was a long-standing annual tradition at Texas A&M University as part of the college rivalry with the University of Texas at Austin. [1] [2] For 90 years, Texas A&M students—known as Aggies—built a bonfire on campus each autumn, known to the Aggie community simply as "Bonfire". The event symbolized Aggie students' "burning ...
The Yell Leader tradition dates to 1907. According to A&M lore, the Aggies were being soundly defeated and a large number of women who had taken the train from Texas Woman's University in Denton were threatening to leave. The upperclassmen ordered the freshmen to find a way to keep the women entertained.
Any Texas or Texas A&M player has heard the lore of the rivalry between the two schools, a grudge match that dates to 1894. Third-ranked Texas (10-1, 6-1) and No. 20 Texas A&M (8-3, 5-2) meet ...
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas and Texas A&M first met on the football field in 1894 in a rivalry that would cut across the state and through families for generations. But a bitter breakup ...
Texas' kicker #19, Justin Tucker celebrates his game winning 40-yard field goal over Texas A&M during the final play of the game held at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, on Thursday, November ...
The event grew into a loosely organized annual tradition, but did not have a permanent date set aside until several decades later, when it merged with a different tradition. [4] In 1889, Texas A&M administrators declared that April 21 (which in Texas is known as San Jacinto Day, the anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto whereby Texas gained ...